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Zoë Ellison

@zoeellison.bsky.social

Illustrator of picture books, food and travel. Lover of Sheffield United, Bruce Springsteen, and teal. www.zoeellison.com/shop

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Zoë Ellison@zoeellison.bsky.social · last yr.

Some great things that have happened this week: • made tea towels and sold way more than I expected • my first big signage job was installed at Le Swine • my cat initiated contact!!! • ate some great asparagus Wishing everyone a great rest of the week 🌞

Me holding up my tea towel featuring illustrations of nice food packaging The light box sign up in the cafe, featuring all the menu items in my handwriting My black and white cat reaching his paw out to touch my hand Asparagus with aioli
Zoë Ellison@zoeellison.bsky.social · last yr.

I made tea towels! They’re available to pre order now, and I’ll be selling some at my stall at Barnes Kid Lit Fest in June 🧡 one for all the food packaging nerds such as myself 🥫🫒🍅🍜🌶️

An illustration selection of lots of bright and colourful food packaging
Zoë Ellison@zoeellison.bsky.social · last yr.

I respect Bruce so much for speaking out and being political and angry. We need more like him in the world.

Bruce Springsteen@brucespringsteen.net · last yr.

Tonight, Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band opened their Land of Hope & Dreams Tour. Bruce launched this run of shows with three statements about the situation in the United States, with comments preceding his songs Land of Hope and Dreams, House of a Thousand Guitars and My City of Ruins.

Zoë Ellison@zoeellison.bsky.social · last yr.

Today marks six months since we lost our cat Bubble. I really disliked cats before he came into my life in 2021, and it took about 24 hours for me to fall head over heels in love. I’m currently drafting a story idea about him because he was so funny and so full of personality 🤍

A tabby tuxedo cat sitting on the sofa like a human
Robert G. Reeve@robertgreeve.bsky.social · last yr.

if you’re an artist who ever thought “what’s the point? The world is Hell and I should do something that matters instead” even in an ICE detention center people will treat art as sacred, seek it out, and find joy and comfort in it. You aren’t making art, you’re making hope.

On her first day in the facility, Becky asked for a scrap of paper and a pen, and began to draw the inmates on the table next to her. She was immediately inundated with portrait requests. A Mexican woman called Lopez, who had a photo of her children stored on one of the iPads, told Becky she would buy her some paper and colouring pencils from the commissary if Becky drew her kids. She soon became the dorm’s unofficial artist-in-residence, with women huddling around the dirty mirrors to make themselves look presentable before they sat for her. They would decorate their cells with Becky’s drawings, or send them to their families. Lopez declared herself Becky’s manager. “She kept saying, ‘Becky, you need to ask for stuff in exchange. Ask for popcorn.’ And I’d be like, ‘Lopez, I don’t need anything.’ I thought, I’m here briefly, you’re stuck here a long time. I’m not going to take your food away from you.”A three by three grid illustrating in blue pen cartoon portraits of women in an ICE detention center. “Mrs Kailey,” Bana, Lewelyn, Ikram, Asil, ‘Auntie,’ ‘F.Z,’ Kseniia, and “P.A.” Two have light hair, three have glasses, one wears a hijab, one poses, and one holds a drink.
Aparna Nair@disabilitystor1.bsky.social · last yr.

Everyone should read this, especially for the bits in the article that give us some insight into what these detention prisons used by ICE are like. And no one, no one, should be traveling to the US if they can avoid it. No one. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Nicola Kent@nicolakent.bsky.social · last yr.

TWO DAYS left to respond to the UK Govt consultation on Copyright and AI. The AOI has created a brilliant guide to help with this - the consultation is onerous but their tips make completing it quick and easy for any creator, not just an illustrator. PLEASE ADD YOUR VOICE: theaoi.com/news/the-cop...

The Copyright and AI consultation - how to respond as an illustrator – The AOI

The Copyright and Artificial Intelligence consultation was published by in December 2024, and we are encouraging illustrators to submit a response to the consultation to demonstrate the negative affec...

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Zoë Ellison@zoeellison.bsky.social · last yr.

Introducing our newest family member, our rescue cat Rocky. It took him about 10 seconds to settle in, and I think he’s already changed the contracts so the house is in his name. We love him.

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